# Why strong monsoon rains are not necessarily good news for Indian farmers

> Strong monsoon rains in India have brightened prospects for winter crops such as wheat, rapeseed and chickpeas, while excess rain damaged rice in parts of the south and west and delayed cotton supplies. Dry spells also spread fall armyworm, which damaged corn and may push India to import corn.

- Date: 2019-10-11 · published 2019-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56514-why-strong-monsoon-rains-are-not-necessarily-good-news-for-indian-farmers
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Possible Indian corn imports and weaker rice supply support global rice and corn prices, while cotton delays affect export timing.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-06-27 | [Missouri crops face heat stress as farmers wait for rain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13084-missouri-crops-face-heat-stress-as-farmers-wait-for-rain.md) | +5.1% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2023-09-30 | [India's monsoon rains hit five-year low due to El Nino](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34001-india-s-monsoon-rains-hit-five-year-low-due-to-el-nino.md) | +2.7% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2017-04-10 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Wet fields sideline farmers for now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71398-weekly-grain-movement-wet-fields-sideline-farmers-for-now.md) | +0.9% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2026-08-24 | [India faces weakest monsoon in nearly two decades as El Nino strengthens \| MarketScreener India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17831-india-faces-weakest-monsoon-in-nearly-two-decades-as-el-nino-strengthens.md) | +3.4% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2021-10-14 | [Q&A: La Nina's back and it's not good for parts of dry West \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44472-q-and-a-la-nina-s-back-and-it-s-not-good-for-parts-of-dry-west-ap-news.md) | +3.2% | +13.8% |
| RICE | 2023-07-18 | [Why Indian farmers worry despite 'average' monsoon rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5099-why-indian-farmers-worry-despite-average-monsoon-rains.md) | +5.4% | +1.8% |
| RICE | 2023-05-16 | [Explainer: Why El Nino is a concern for Indian monsoon rains?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35897-explainer-why-el-nino-is-a-concern-for-indian-monsoon-rains.md) | -5.7% | +3.4% |
| RICE | 2021-07-20 | [After second wave, patchy monsoon rains are raising growth and inflation worries for India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46033-after-second-wave-patchy-monsoon-rains-are-raising-growth-and-inflation-worries.md) | +3.9% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-monsoon-agriculture-explainer/explainer-why-strong-monsoon-rains-are-not-necessarily-good-news-for-indian-farmers-idUSKBN1WQ06V/?feedName=worldNews&feedType=RSS

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